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The pictures today from around the world of dramatic rooftop rescues from raging waters , makes it seem as though natural disasters are becoming an everyday occurrence. But they’re not all that natural; climate scientists say man-made global warming is the sudden force behind the forces of nature. That’s from an ABC News story posted last night, whose headline and subhed I repeated above. The actual ABC evening news story from Thursday is one of the best climate change stories ever to appear on a major network’s evening news show: Dr. Richard Somerville, a coordinating lead author on the IPCC’s 2007 review of climate science, explains bluntly: This is no longer something that’s theory or conjecture or something that comes out of computer models. We’re observing the climate changing. It’s real. It’s happening. It’s scientific fact
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Terrific ABC News story: “Raging Waters In Australia and Brazil Product of Global Warming” – "Scientists: Climate Change No Longer a Theory,…
Fox News of all places calls out Rep. Upton (R-MI) for his flip-flop, as ThinkProgress reports in this cross-post (with video): ThinkProgress recently noted that Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), who will take control of the House Energy and Commerce Committee this week, has dramatically changed his views on regulating carbon emissions over the past several months, evolving from a position that “[c]limate change is a serious problem that necessitates serious solutions” in April 2009 to writing in the Wall Street Journal this week that he opposes any regulation of carbon emissions, and that if the EPA did so, it would be an “unconstitutional power grab that will kill millions of jobs.” Noting Upton’s affiliation with a group “financed in part by oil companies,” Fox News host Chris Wallace challenged Upton to explain why he has flipped on his views regarding carbon emissions: WALLACE: In the article that you co-wrote with the head of Americans for Prosperity, which is a group that is financed in part by oil companies, you say this — “ This presumes that carbon is a problem in need of regulation. We are not convinced
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Incoming House Energy chair Fred Upton flip-flops: “I don’t think we have to regulate carbon”
Can these plants improve your indoor air quality? Unfortunately, many conventional homes, office spaces, and all sorts of everyday indoor environments are making us sick, resulting in asthma, allergies, and other illnesses, all due to poor indoor air quality. Synthetic building materials, carpeting, paints, cleaning products, mattresses — dozens of seemingly innocuous substances and objects can emit formaldehyde, trichloroethylene (TCE), benzene, and a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) over their lifespans
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Keep Houseplants To Improve Indoor Air Quality
The Interior Department is considering a policy change that would require energy companies to disclose the identity of the chemicals they use when extracting natural gas from shale on federal lands. [DOI: 10.1021/CEN112410121413]
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Interior Mulls Rules For Fracturing Chemicals
At the climate talks in Cancun, Israel’s ambassador to Mexico gave her heartfelt thanks to the nations that came to her country’s aid — including Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt — during the worst wildfire in its history , and called for climate negotiations to be driven by the “spirit of shared destiny.” After discussing the many advances the state of Israel has made in greening its economy , Ambassador Rodica Radian-Gordon addressed the threats that global warming pollution poses for her Mediterranean nation. Brad Johnson has the story . She discussed the “terrible forest fire” that raged last week, fueled by record heat and drought, until other nations came to join the battle: Last week, a terrible forest fire broke out in northern Israel, devastating acres of land. This was the worst wildfire Israel has experienced and resulted in loss of life, and the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes, acres of devastated forest area including a large percentage of the limited natural forests that exist in the country. This had been the hottest and driest November on record, after years of drought , and the dry land made it impossible to extinguish the flames. Finally the fire was controlled through assistance we received from many countries in our region and as well as others, and I would like to take this opportunity to express Israel’s heartfelt thanks for the generous help received . This international cooperation that was so needed in fighting the flames in Israel further emphasizes the significance of the global effort that is required when dealing with the challenges of climate change. This spirit of shared destiny between the peoples of this planet lies at the heart of the climate change convention
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Invoking “spirit of shared destiny,” Israel thanks neighbors for climate disaster aid